Content of press releases:

Air France has just learnt of its possible referral to the Criminal Court in the criminal case relative to the accident of the Rio / Paris flight, whereas the Company has no knowledge of the specific charges likely to be retained against it in court.

Air France would like to state that before any referral to a court, the law gives parties a period of three months from the notification by the investigating magistrates of the notice of termination of information to file new observations and where appropriate make a request for a dismissal.

Air France would also like to state that the criminal case cannot be considered on its merits by a court before the Investigating Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Paris has reached a decision on Air France’s request to nullify the expert's report requested by Airbus.

Paris, 28 May 2014 - 18:53 local time

Air France files for annulment of the second legal expert's report requested by Airbus

Air France has taken note of the second legal expert’s report requested by Airbus, concerning the AF 447 accident.

Air France considers that this second expert’s report was carried out in a unilateral way and without the possibility of discussion, in violation of the very principle of a fair trial, as the Company was not invited to participate in the expert’s work.

Therefore, the elements of this report are a partial and truncated presentation of the causes of the accident, which undermines Air France’s fundamental rights of defence. The report omits several elements, in particular those concerning the operation of the aircraft which were included in the BEA’s final report and the first legal expert’s report. Moreover, some of the elements omitted have since been the object of corrective action on the part of the industry.

Therefore, Air France will file for annulment of the second legal expert’s report in the coming days with the Investigation Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal.

Paris, 05 July 2012 - 15:38 local time

Air France’s reaction to the publication of the BEA’s final report on the AF447 accident

Today, Air France received the French Accident Investigation Bureau’s (BEA) final report on the accident to flight AF 447 Rio-Paris on 1 June 2009.

Air France would like once again to pay tribute to the memory of the passengers and crew members who lost their lives in this accident, and wishes to express its full solidarity with the victims’ families.

The Company wishes to thank the BEA experts for their extensive work allowing to clarify the causes and contributing factors to this tragedy that has profoundly affected Air France and the entire air transport community.

In its analysis and conclusions, the BEA underlines a sequence and combination of several factors – technical and human – that led to the loss of the aircraft in just over four minutes. It confirms that the crew was properly trained and qualified in accordance with regulations and that the aircraft systems were functioning in accordance with design and met the applicable certification criteria.

The BEA report describes a crew who acted in line with the information provided by the cockpit instruments and systems, and the aircraft behaviour as it was perceptible in the cockpit: instrument indications, triggering and stoppage of the alarms, aerodynamic noise, aircraft vibrations, etc. The reading of the various data did not enable them to apply the appropriate action.

In this deteriorated aircraft cockpit environment, the crew, with the skills of one flight captain and two first officers, were committed to carrying out their task of piloting the aircraft to the very end.

Air France wishes to pay tribute to their courage and determination in these extreme conditions.

The recommendations of the report set out a series of lines of improvement in several areas intended for all industry playe organization of back-up and improvement of communication systems, instrumentation, alarm systems and operational logic and aircraft protection laws, crew training and information programmes and resources to be provided by the manufacturers, authorities and airlines, particularly in specific situations with an element of surprise, the stall recovery procedures having been modified since the accident, analysis and sharing of feedback within the aeronautical industry.

These recommendations are intended for all aeronautical and air transport players with a view to improving flight safety.

Air France is currently involved in an ongoing process of improving flight safety procedures. This process has allowed the airline to anticipate the implementation of the majority of the report’s recommendations to be conducted on the operators’ initiative, such as changes to the crews’ training programmes, and to launch several innovative initiatives.

Independently of the elements contained in the BEA’s final report and the legal inquiry underway, flight safety remains for Air France an absolute priority.

Air France’s reaction to the publication of the BEA’s third intermediate report

In its third intermediate report, the French Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) has just presented the exact circumstances of the AF 447 Rio/Paris accident on 1 June 2009.

It sheds further light on this tragedy that has deeply affected Air France and the entire air transport community. Air France wishes to pay tribute to the memory of the passengers and crew who lost their lives and extends its most sincere thoughts to their families.

From the flight recorder data, it has been established that the combination of multiple improbable factors led to the disaster in less than four minutes: the icing of the Pitot probes was the initial event that led to the disconnection of the autopilot, the loss of associated piloting control protections and considerable roll movements. After the manoeuvres carried out by the crew in deteriorated and destabilizing piloting conditions, the aircraft stalled at high altitude, could not be recovered and struck the surface of the Atlantic Ocean at high speed. It should be noted that the misleading stopping and starting of the stall warning alarm, contradicting the actual state of the aircraft, greatly contributed to the crew’s difficulty in analyzing the situation.

During this time, the crew, comprising both First Officers and the Captain, showed an unfailing professional attitude, remaining committed to their task to the very end. Air France pays tribute to the courage and determination they showed in such extreme conditions.

At this stage, there is no reason to question the crew’s technical skills.

Work will now continue to understand the causes and the various technical and human factors that contributed to the events leading to this disaster. It is important to understand whether the technical environment, systems and alarms hindered the crew’s understanding of the situation.

The BEA has also issued various recommendations for the European authorities in charge of air safety that Air France has already implemented or will implement as soon as possible. In addition to the elements that will be brought to light by the BEA’s final report and the work of the legal inquiry, we know that the measures already taken have considerably improved the safety of air transport, which is the most important aspect for the air transport industry. These measures prevent such an accident happening again.

Air France’s reaction to the BEA’s information report on the AF 447 accident

On the eve of second anniversary of the AF447 tragedy, Air France and its staff are turning their thoughts to the families of the passengers and crew and wish to express their full solidarity.

The perserverance of the authorities, Airbus and Air France has led to the flight recorders and parts of the aircraft being found after a two-year search. The French Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) is now able to reveal the sequence of events leading to the crash of flight AF447 from Rio to Paris on 1 June 2009. This description of the facts therefore replaces the assumptions that have been made over the past two years.

It appears that the flight deck crew was monitoring the changing weather conditions and thus altered the flight path, that the initial problem was the failure of the speed probes which led to the disconnection of the autopilot and the loss of the associated piloting protection systems, and that the aircraft stalled at high altitude. It also appears that the flight captain quickly interrupted his rest period to regain the cockpit. The crew, made up of three skilled pilots, demonstrated a totally professional attitude and were committed to carrying out their task to the very end and Air France wishes to pay tribute to them.

All the data collected must now be analyzed. It will only be at the end of this complex task, which requires patience and precision, that the BEA will be able to establish the causes that led to the disaster.

We can already see that the authorities, the manufacturer and the airline have taken measures to avoid the repetition of such an accident.

Air France hopes that everyone has the patience to wait for the interim report that the BEA will publish in a few weeks, no doubt along with additional recommendations. The safety of the global air transport industry will be even stronger.

Flight recorders - Data recuperation

Air France has been informed by the French Accident Investigation Bureau that the investigators were able to read the data from the AF447 flight recorders.

This data will now be analysed by the investigators at the French Accident Investigation Bureau, confirmed and put into the context which prevailed at the time of the accident.

This is a decisive new step in the search for the causes of this tragedy.

We sincerely hope that the analysis of the flight recorders provides answers to questions that the families of the victims, our company and the entire air transport community have been asking for almost two years about the circumstances of this tragic accident.

Paris, 03 May 2011 - 09:22 local time

Statement by Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, CEO of AIR FRANCE KLM

"Air France has been informed by the BEA, (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile) the French body responsible for technical investigations into civil aviation accidents or incidents, that a second flight recorder (Cockpit Voice Recorder) from the Airbus A330 operating the Rio-Paris-Charles de Gaulle flight which disappeared over the Atlantic on 1 June 2009, has been located and retrieved.

Coming only hours after the first black box was brought up, this announcement is yet another decisive step forward in the inquiry and we must thank the BEA and the authorities for persevering in this arduous search. This justifies the unprecedented means employed by the authorities, Airbus and Air France since the tragedy took place.Now we must let the investigators carry out their work in confidence and serenity.

On behalf of Air France it is my heartfelt hope that the data contained in these flight recorders may be used and provide answers to questions that relatives of the victims, Air France and the entire airline industry have been asking for nearly two years about why this tragic accident occurred."

Paris, 02 May 2011 - 11:36 local time

Flight AF 447 flight recorder retrieved

Statement by Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, CEO of AIR FRANCE KLM

"Air France has been informed by the BEA, (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile) the French body responsible for technical investigations into civil aviation accidents or incidents, that a flight recorder (black box) from the Airbus A330 operating the Rio-Paris-Charles de Gaulle flight which disappeared over the Atlantic on 1 June 2009, has been found and retrieved.

This new step in the investigation is very significant as it may provide additional information as to the causes of this accident that remain unexplained to this day.

We hope that the BEA, in charge of the technical investigation, will be able to provide answers to questions that relatives of the victims, Air France and the entire airline industry have been asking for nearly two years as to why this tragic accident occurred.

On behalf of Air France, I would like to thank not only the authorities who have continued to employ unprecedented means for this search, but also the crew of the Ile de Sein ship as well."

‘Air France has been informed by the BEA, the French Air Accident Investigation Bureau, that the Airbus A330 that crash-landed into the sea en route between Rio and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on 1 June 2009, has been located.

This discovery, coming only days after the Air France and Airbus funded fourth sea search was launched, is good news indeed since it gives hope that information on the causes of the accident, so far unresolved, will be forthcoming. Answers will perhaps therefore be found to the questions that, since 1 June 2009, families of the victims, our airline and the aviation community worldwide have asked as to how this tragic accident occurred.

Speaking on behalf of the airline, I would like to thank not only the French authorities who employed hitherto unheard of means to pursue searches but also the crew of the Alucia and all the teams who are going to take part in, as we all hope, the recovery of the flight recorders’.

AF 447 Rio-Paris-CDG press release

Air France has been informed by the French Air Accident Investigation Bureau, which is in charge of the inquiry and communication relative to the sea search, that the French Navy has reportedly identified a beacon signal on some of the initial recordings from the first sea search campaign.

This information must now be checked and validated by the teams at the French Air Accident Investigation Bureau in order to guide the new search campaign that has just started.

This information, if confirmed, is excellent news as it constitutes a key element in the search process in order to establish the truth.

Paris, 17 December 2009 - 19:42 local time

BEA Report presented on 17 December 2009

Air France took note of the report presented by the French Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) on 17 December 2009. This report supplements the former one, and factually states all the information which has been currently established concerning the crew and their training on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the aircraft and its maintenance, as well as the conformity of its equipment, namely the Pitot probes, with the regulatory norms and recommendations from the manufacturers at the time of the accident.

Air France, which has provided all the data in its possession to the investigation and continues to do so today, in total transparency, will contribute to the funding of the next sea search, at the same level as Airbus, in line with its commitments.

Air France is very pleased that a new sea search will be conducted. Understanding the causes of the accident of flight AF447 remains its prime concern, together with the assistance it provides to the family and friends of the victims.

Air France Update

In the media, assumptions have been made on the causes of the AF 447 flight accident, expressed by the head of a minority pilots’ union and a retired pilot from another airline.

Air France has made it clear that two inquiries are currently underway in France. One of them, the “technical” inquiry, is conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau for purposes of improving air safety, as stated by the latter in a press release this morning. The other “legal”’ inquiry, carried out in order to identify potential legal responsibilities, is managed by the national gendarmerie led by an examining magistrate who has appointed judiciary experts.

Since the accident of the Rio-Paris flight on 1 June, Air France has been cooperating with these different authorities, to enable concrete scenarios and factual evidence to be put forward for analysis.

The airline has also chosen to publish all the updated information at its disposal online since 9 September at the following address:

Pitot Sensors

Air France has received the recommendation from Airbus concerning the replacement of two Thalès probes by Goodrich probes on its long-haul A330/A340 aircraft. The technical instructions for the replacement of these probes will be available next week, after which Air France will proceed to modify its fleet of A330s and A340s.

As for medium-haul A320 aircraft, the incidents noted since 2001 primarily concerned disparities which occurred in the lower levels of the atmosphere, due to water ingress during heavy rain. The replacement campaign of Thalès AA probes by BA probes took place as of 2007 and these have proved to be a significant improvement. Furthermore, icing incidents are rare in medium-haul operations, whereas they occurred on long-haul aircraft in 2008. Consequently Airbus does not recommend changing the probes on the A320 fleet.

We remind you that today the Air France fleet is entirely equipped with Thalès BA probes.

Paris, 02 July 2009 - 16:57 local time

AF 447: Progress Report from the French Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA)

Air France has taken careful note of the progress report published by the French Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) concerning the AF 447 accident. In presenting the initial facts, this report constitutes an important stage in the inquiry.

It is also a very important step for the relatives of the victims, who, like Air France, are impatient to understand the circumstances surrounding this tragedy.

It is, of course, of capital importance for Air France to find the flight and voice recorders – “black boxes” – which would enable the investigators to analyse the causes of the accident, whatever these may be. No effort must be spared in achieving this end, and Air France thanks the French Authorities for continuing their sea search with unprecedented resources. Air France would also like to thank the Brazilian authorities for the sea searches they have carried out at the scene of the accident.

All the elements of the investigation produced by the French Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) will be fully and immediately taken into account by the airline. Flight safety is of prime concern to Air France, as can be seen from the ongoing efforts of every sector of the airline using all its resources to improve it even further.

Following the publication of the progress report, Air France wishes to point out that:

In Airbus’ recommendation of November 2008, superseding that of September 2007, the replacement of the Thalès AA Pitot probes by Thalès BA Pitot probes was no longer put forward as a solution to the icing problems.

On 15 April 2009, Airbus recommended evaluating in real operating conditions the results of a series of laboratory tests on the Thalès BA Pitot probes.

On 27 April 2009, rather than waiting for the results of this evaluation, Air France decided to equip its entire fleet of Airbus A330s and A340s with the Thalès BA Pitot probes.

Air France is, of course, continuing to cooperate fully with the Authorities, and reiterates its commitment to total transparency with regard to the investigators, its passengers and the general public.

Mass in Rio De Janeiro held in memory of the victims of flight AF 447

On Wednesday July 1 in Rio de Janeiro Air France CEO, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, met families and friends of the Brazilian victims of the AF 447 disaster.

Together with Air France representatives in Brazil and flight crews, Mr Gourgeon attended a mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception held in memory of the victims.

Mr Gourgeon spent time with the families and, on behalf of all Air France staff, presented his sincerest condolences while reassuring them of Air France’s full commitment to transparency in all matters concerning them.

Paris, 25 June 2009 - 12:08 local time

Press release

Among the victims found in the sea search, two members of the Air France crew have been identified: the flight captain and a steward.

Chief Executive Officer, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, extended his condolences to their families on behalf of all Air France.

AF flight 447 Rio/Paris: How Air France is providing support to relatives and friends

Flight AF 447 was carrying 228 passengers and crew of 32 different nationalities.

The expectations of the many relatives and friends are varied. They are legitimately demanding information and transparency, even though the circumstances of this tragedy are slowing the progress of the investigation and Air France itself is unable to obtain all the necessary information, which is collected and centralized by the French and Brazilian authorities.

Air France teams took action from the very beginning to meet the needs of the bereaved. Air France has done everything it can to assist relatives and friends and is also aware of the difficulties that can be met in certain cases.

The following measures have been immediately introduced:

A toll-free number was set up to handle calls 24/7. This toll-free number was available until all families had been contacted.

Those who wished were provided with accommodation at hotels in Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Rio, with Air France paying all expenses.

At present:

A telephone information centre is available for relatives. There are different phone numbers depending on the language spoken. The centre provides all necessary information, including legal details, insurance, medical and psychological support, etc. It takes care of their travel needs and accommodation.

In addition to the information centre, a permanent group has been set up to ensure long-term assistance to relatives and friends. This group of approximately 1,800people includes staff with the skills needed in all areas concerned.

In Brazil, a specific local structure has been set up. At all other Air France-KLM destinations worldwide, a special correspondent has been designated to ensure local contact.

Air France's lawyers and insurers have nominated local correspondents (one lawyer per country), for an advance payment of approximately 17,500 euros to be paid per victim. Air France s'est évidemment substituée en cas d'urgence.

The French State has asked the INAVEM (National Institute of Assistance to Victims) to assist families.

Air France's crisis centre has a permanent pool of 4,000 volunteers to provide local assistance and family support, in addition to the operational measures. All Air France divisions are providing support in any way they can.

Finally, AXA, Air France's insurer, has set up a dedicated team which is coordinating action taken to support the victims' relatives and to accelerate as far as possible the administrative procedures and compensation they will receive in the name of moral and economic prejudice.

Meeting of the Chief Executive Officer with the AJPAE (French Professional Aviation and Space Journalists Association)

Air France Chief Executive Officer Pierre-Henri Gourgeon today met with members from the AJPAE (French Professional Aviation and Space Journalists Association).

This meeting, planned some time ago, was devoted to the current situation and outlook for air transport.

In his opening speech, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon reiterated to the thirty French and foreign media present that all Air France staff have remained totally mobilized since the tragic accident of Air France flight 447. Every member of the staff shares the deep distress of the families and friends of the victims, crew and colleagues who were lost on this flight, and there has been a feeling of great solidarity throughout the Company.

The CEO reminded journalists that the investigation will be long and difficult, given the location of the accident. Analysis of the initial results of the searches being carried out may give us an indication of the circumstances of the catastrophe. Various scenarios could then be built by the experts. In addition to which, we hope to recover the flight recorders. As for the assumptions made by some of the media, they are pure speculation.

Air France launched its programme for replacing the anemometric sensors on Friday, 29 May, as soon as it received the stock of parts. Due to the problem concerning speed measurement, which had been observed in the last automatic messages from the aircraft, the replacement programme was stepped up.

We cannot, however, assume any link between the sensors and the causes of the accident. Airbus and the European Aviation Safety Agency maintain that the A330/A340s are safe with any one of the three types of existing sensors.

Air France will be totally transparent in dealing with the investigators and, in agreement with them, in communicating with the general public and its passengers, concluded the Chief Executive Officer.

Press release N° 12

Update on anemometric sensors

Following the many questions which have appeared in the media on the issue of the Pitot probes in its fleet (the Pitot probe is one of the instruments which calculates the air speed of the aircraft), Air France wishes to make the following clarifications:

1) Malfunctions in the Pitot probes on the A 320 led the manufacturer to issue a recommendation in September 2007 to change the probes. This recommendation also applies to long-haul aircraft using the same probes and on which a very few incidents of a similar nature had occurred.

It should be noted that a recommendation from the manufacturer gives the operator total freedom to apply the corresponding guidelines fully, partially or not at all. Should flight safety be concerned, the manufacturer, together with the authorities, issues a mandatory service bulletin followed by an airworthiness directive (AD).

The recommendation to change the probes was implemented by Air France on its A320 fleet where this type of incident involving water ingress at low altitude had been observed. It was not implemented on the A340/330s as no such incidents had been noted.

2) Starting in May 2008 Air France experienced incidents involving a loss of airspeed data in flight, in cruise phase on A340s and A330s. These incidents were analysed with Airbus as resulting from pitot probe icing for a few minutes, after which the phenomenon disappeared. Discussions subsequently took place with the manufacturer. Air France asked for a solution which would reduce or eliminate the occurrence of these incidents. In response to these requests, the manufacturer indicated that the probe model recommended for the A320 was not designed to prevent such incidents which took place at high-altitude cruise levels, and reiterated the operational procedures well-known to the crews.

In the first quarter of 2009 laboratory tests suggested, however, that the new probe could represent a valuable improvement to reduce the incidence of high altitude airspeed discrepancy resulting from pitot probe icing, and an in service evaluation in real flight conditions was proposed by Airbus. Without waiting for the in service evaluation, Air France decided to replace all its probes and the programme was launched on 27 April 2009.

Without making any assumptions as to a possible link with the causes of the accident, Air France speeded up this programme and reminded its pilots of the current instructions issued by the manufacturer to cope with the potential loss of airspeed data.

Press release N° 11

FLIGHT AF 447

Following the announcement by the Brazilian authorities that bodies have been found, Air France wishes to express its deep sadness and compassion to the families and friends of the passengers and crew lost on flight AF 447. This news is of capital importance to everyone.

Air France wishes to thank the Brazilian and French authorities for all the search operations they are carrying out in the Atlantic ocean, in spite of the difficult conditions.

Religious ceremonies for the victims of flight AF 447

Over the next few days, several religious ceremonies will be held in France for the victims of flight AF 447:

- Saturday 6 June at 11:30 am, at Roissy-en-France church. The service will be conducted by the Bishop of the Diocese of Pontoise, Bishop Riocreux. Four people from this diocese were on board flight AF 447.

- Sunday 7 June at 11:30 am, at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. This is an international service for the victims of flight AF 447.

- Monday 8 June at 2:30 pm, at Senlis Catherdral. The service will be conducted by the Bishop of the Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis, Bishop James. Three town councilors from Ermenonville (diocese of Senlis) were among the passengers on flight AF 447.

- Sunday 21 June at 10:30 am, at the Le Bourget Air Show. The service will be conducted by the Bishop of the Diocese of Pontoise, Bishop Riocreux. The service has already been prepared together with the association Notre-Dame des Ailes and will be shown on French television. This year, the service will be dedicated to those lost on flight AF447.

Paris, 03 June 2009 - 13:21 local time

Archbishop Of Paris Press Release

INTER-RELIGIOUS PRAYER CEREMONY FOR THE 228 VICTIMS OF FLIGHT AF 447 OF 1ST JUNE 2009, AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS - NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS – WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE 2009 AT 4PM

Versão brasileira abaixo

The ceremony will be attended by Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris and President of the Bishops Conference of France, Grand Rabbi Haïm Korsia, the Jewish Chaplain for Air Personnel, Mr. Mohammed Moussaoui, President of the French Council of Muslim Faith, Metropolite Emmanuel, President of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops of France and Pastor Claude Baty, President of the Protestant Federation of France.

In addition to the Grand Rabbi Haïm Korsia, the Catholic, Protestant and Muslim Chaplains of Paris-Charles de Gaulle will attend: Father Francis Truptil, Father Gérard Sqarcioni, Father Baudouin Tournemire, Pastor Jean Pierre Dassonville and Imam Hazem El-Shaffei.

This ceremony has been prepared together with Air France. It will be a moment of contemplation and prayer for the families and friends of the victims, in a spirit of unity among people from every country and religious belief. Readings will therefore be made in French, English and Brazilian. Prayers will be accompanied by hymns in French, Latin and German by the Choirs of Notre-Dame de Paris and Air France.

At the start of the ceremony, His Eminence Cardinal Vingt-Trois will propose that the families and friends of the victims carry 228 lighted candles to the altar, each one symbolizing a victim.

The families may then take the candle away with them after the ceremony.

The poem Footsteps in the Sand by Brazilian poet Ademar de Barros will be read at the end of the ceremony.

(Extracts)

One night, I dreamed a dream, I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me and one to my Lord. When the last scene of my life shot before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. There was only one set of footprints. I realized that this was at the lowest and saddest times of my life. This always bothered me and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma. "Lord, You told me when I decided to follow You, You would walk and talk with me all the way. But I’m aware that during the most troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I just don’t understand why, when I need You most, You leave me”.

He whispered “My precious child, I love you and will never leave you, never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”

Memo to the press

Inter-religious ceremony wednesday 3 June

In respect for the mourning of the relatives and friends of the victims, we inform the press that they will not be able to attend the inter-religious ceremony to be held inside Notre Dame cathedral tomorrow at 4pm. There will be a sound broadcast of the ceremony on the square outside the cathedral.

Paris, 02 June 2009 - 14:20 local time

Press release N° 10

Homage to victims in Paris

An inter-religious ceremony for the relatives and friends of the victims will be held on Wednesday 3 June at 4pm at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Note for media: practical information will be sent later.

Paris, 02 June 2009 - 11:53 local time

Press release N° 9

Versão brasileira abaixo

Assistance to relatives of victims: Air France staff arrive in Rio de Janeiro

A team of approximately 20 Air France staff members, including two doctors and a nurse, arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday morning on flight AF 442.

This team has travelled to Brazil as back-up to Air France staff in Rio, to help and assist the families of victims.

Press release N° 5

Versão brasileira abaixo

Air France is now able to confirm the nationalities of the passengers who were on board flight AF 447 on 31 May 2009, which disappeared between Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Charles de Gaulle.This list of nationalities is based on the information provided by the Brazilian Authorities.

2 American

1 Argentinian

1 Austrian

1 Belgian

58 Brazilian

5 British

1 Canadian

9 Chinese

1 Croatian

1 Danish

1 Dutch

1 Estonian

1 Filipino

61 French

1 Gabonese

26 German

4 Hungarian

3 Irish

1 Icelandic

9 Italian

1 South Korean

3 Lebanese

3 Moroccan

3 Norwegian

2 Polish

1 Romanian

1 Russian

3 Slovakian

1 South African

2 Spanish

1 Swedish

6 Swiss

1 Turkish

Air France expresses its deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of the passengers and crew who were on board this flight.

Air France is doing its utmost to provide support to relatives and friends: counselling with physicians and psychologists as well as specially trained Air France volunteers has been set up at the airports of Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2 and Rio de Janeiro.

Air France has also established a special toll-free number for the attention of relatives and friends of passengers who may have been on board. They can use this number to obtain information on whether or not a member of their family or friends was on board.

Phone number reserved for relatives and friends

0800 800 812 in France,

0800 881 20 20 in Brazil,

and + 33 1 57 02 10 55 for calls from all other countries.

Air France will release further information as soon as it is available.

NB: We ask journalists not to call this number, which is reserved for relatives and close friends.

Press release N° 4

Versão brasileira abaixo

Air France expresses its deepest sympathy to the relatives and friends of the passengers and crew who were on board AF flight 447 on 31 May 2009, which disappeared somewhere between Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

Air France is doing its utmost to provide support to relatives and friends: counselling with physicians and psychologists as well as specially trained Air France volunteers has been set up at the airports of Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2 and Rio de Janeiro.

Air France has also established a special toll-free number for the attention of relatives and friends of passengers who may have been on board. They can use this number to obtain information on whether or not a member of their family or friends was on board.

Phone number reserved for relatives and friends

0800 800 812 in France,

0800 881 20 20 in Brazil,

and + 33 1 57 02 10 55 for calls from all other countries.

Air France will release further information as soon as it is available.

NB: We ask journalists not to call this number, which is reserved for relatives and close friends.

Press release N° 3

Versão brasileira abaixo

Air France has sent all the information in its possession on the disappearance of flight AF 447 operating the Rio de Janeiro – Paris-Charles de Gaulle route to the French Accident Investigation Bureau for civil aviation (BEA), the French organization in charge of technical investigations into civil aviation incidents and accidents, and to the aircraft manufacturer Airbus.Air France is in permanent contact with the BEA and Airbus.

The Airbus A330-200 aircraft, registration F-GZCP, left Rio on 31 May at 7:03pm local time (12:03am in Paris).The aircraft hit a zone of stormy weather with strong turbulence at 2am this morning (universal time), i.e. 4am in Paris. An automatic message was received from the aircraft at 2:14am (4:14am in Paris) indicating a failure in the electric circuit in an area a long way off the coast.

The aircraft was powered with General Electric CF6-80E engines.

The aircraft had totalled 18,870 flight hours and went into service on 18 April 2005.

Its last maintenance check in the hangar took place on 16 April 2009.

Air France shares the anxiety and distress of the families concerned.The families are being taken care of in a specially reserved area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2.

A toll-free number has been opened at 0800 800 812 in France,

at 0800 881 20 20 in Brazil

and + 33 1 57 02 10 55 for calls from outside France.

NB: We ask journalists not to call this number, which is reserved for families and close relatives.

Press release N° 2

Versão brasileira abaixo

Air France regrets to confirm the disappearance of flight AF 447 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, scheduled to arrive at 11:10am local time today, as announced to the press by Air France CEO, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon.

The Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCP, left Rio on 31 May at 7:03pm local time (12:03am in Paris).

The aircraft hit a zone of stormy weather with strong turbulence at 2am this morning (universal time), i.e. 4am in Paris. An automatic message was received from the aircraft at 2:14am (4 :14am in Paris) indicating a failure in the electric circuit a long way from the coast.

The Brazilian, African, Spanish and French air traffic control centres all tried to make contact with flight AF 447 but to no avail.The French military air traffic control centre tried to detect the aircraft but did not succeed.

216 passengers were on board: 126 men, 82 women, 7 children and one infant.

There were 12 flight crew members: 3 pilots and 9 flight attendants.

The flight captain had a record of 11,000 flight hours and had already flown 1,700 hours onAirbus A330/A340s.

Of the two first officers, one had flown 3,000 flight hours (800 of which on the Airbus A330/A340) and the other 6,600 (2,600 on the Airbus A330/A340).

The aircraft was powered by General Electric CF6-80E engines.

The aircraft had totalled 18,870 flight hours and went into service on 18 April 2005.

Its last maintenance check in the hangar took place on 16 April 2009.

Air France fully shares the anxiety and distress of the families concerned.The families are being taken care of in a specially reserved area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2.

A toll-free number has been opened at 0800 800 812 for calls from France,

and + 33 1 57 02 10 55 for calls from outside France.

NB: We ask journalists not to call this number, which is reserved for families and close relatives.